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Travelers from red-listed countries can enter PHL upon negative RT-PCR within 48 hours from leaving their country, and strict quarantine, testing protocols Bares latest country-risk classifications from January 16 to 31, 2022 (Eagle News) – Malacanang announced the latest country risk classification that would take effect from January 16 to 31, 2022 where 14 countries and territories including Canada, Saudi Arabia and Spain had been placed under the Red List. The Palace also announced that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has included six countries under its “red” list amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palace has announced. According to Acting Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, included in the list are Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia, and Spain. With their inclusion, travelers from such places are not allowed to enter the country, unless they are on board repatriation flights organized by the Philippine government and its partners. Meanwhile, the following countries are included […]
(Eagle News)–Only Filipinos, balikbayans and those with long-term visas may enter the Philippines from green- and yellow-list countries. According to the Bureau of Immigration, even then they would still be subjected to the quarantine policies implemented for each list as implemented by the Bureau of Quarantine. Meanwhile, only Filipinos coming from government or non-government-initiated flights will be allowed entry from red-list countries. Those who do not belong to this category and who come directly from […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that Portugal will be added to the Philippines’ “Red List” of countries and territories effective Sunday, December 12, as more European countries are affected by the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The inclusion of Portugal to the Philippines’ Red List came shortly after France was also included in the list. The countries now included in the Philippines’ Red List are South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini and Mozambique, Austria, Czech […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino and foreign diplomats from countries included in the Philippines’ “red list” are exempted from the travel ban. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this exemption was adopted under a resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) last November 25. Morente said this was also reiterated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to different departments and agencies last December 2. According to Morente, the exemption particularly […]
Starting Dec. 3, fully vaccinated travelers need negative RT-PCR test 3 days prior to travel, facility-based quarantine with RT-PCR test on 5th day upon arrival (Eagle News) — Starting Friday, December 3, fully vaccinated travelers from countries and territories under the so-called “green list” and “yellow list” are required to have a negative RT-PCR test within 3 days (72 hours) before their departure from their country of origin and should undergo a facility-based quarantine with […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has warned airlines against allowing the boarding of passengers who are not allowed to enter the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the bureau, airlines that do this will be meted out a hefty fine. “We are conducting 100% passport inspection to ensure that we see the complete travel history of the arriving passengers,” bureau ports operation division chief Carlos Capulong said. Only recently, the Inter-Agency Task […]
Even fully vaccinated passengers coming from these countries not allowed entry to PHL from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 (Eagle News) – Seven more countries – all from Europe – have been added in the Philippines’ list of “red” countries and territories bringing to 14 the total number of countries, territories or jurisdictions recently imposed imposed additional restrictions affecting entry of passengers, even those fully vaccinated amid the discovery of more infectious COVID-19 variant, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has included Faroe Islands and the Netherlands in its “red” list due to the COVID-19 situation there, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. With their inclusion, the Bureau of Immigration said those coming from those two places, or have been there in the last 14 days prior to arrival, are barred from entering the Philippines from November 16 until November 30. Filipinos coming from the archipelago and the European country may […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has released the approved and updated “Red, Green and Yellow list” of countries that will take effect on November 1 until Nov. 15. Under the new list, only one country – Latvia – remains under the “red list.” There are 46 countries, jurisdictions or territories under the updated Green List. These are the following: Algeria, American Samoa, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, China (Mainland), Comoros, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), […]
(Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has updated the country’s “red list” to include four other countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said now also considered high-risk for COVID-19 are Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, and Slovenia. According to Roque, the travel restrictions on those countries will end on Sept. 30. Earlier, the Palace said Azerbaijan, Guadeloupe, Guam, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia, […]
(Eagle News) — Travelers from countries and territories on the Philippines’ “green list” do not automatically qualify for entry into the country, the Bureau of Immigration clarified. Bureau Port Operations Division Chief Carlos Capulong said general travel restrictions are still in effect for travelers from the following: American Samoa Anguilla Australia Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cayman Islands Chad China Comoros Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Gabon Grenada Hong Kong Hungary […]
